Steve Wijler

{{Short description|Dutch archer (born 1996)}}

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's recurve archery }}

{{Medal|Country| {{NED}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2020 Tokyo|Mixed team}}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2017 Mexico City | Individual }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Indoor Championships }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2018 Yankton | Team }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2018 Legnica | Individual }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2024 Essen | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Games }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2019 Minsk | Individual }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2019 Minsk | Team }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Cup }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2017 Shanghai | Individual }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2018 Salt Lake City | Team }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2017 Berlin | Team }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2018 Salt Lake City | Individual }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2019 Antalya | Individual }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Medellín | Team }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Antalya | Team }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2023 Shanghai | Individual }}

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Steve Wijler (born 19 September 1996){{Cite web|url=https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2019_s-Hertogenbosch/BOOK.pdf|title=2019 World Archery Championships|website=World Archery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420210047/https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2019_s-Hertogenbosch/BOOK.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2020|access-date=20 April 2020}} is a Dutch archer competing in men's recurve events. He won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the 2017 World Archery Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2017/2045/IFRM.pdf|title=2017 World Archery Championships – Men's individual recurve results|website=IANSEO Info System|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728221225/http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2017/2045/IFRM.pdf|archive-date=28 July 2019|access-date=21 April 2020}} In 2021, Wijler and Gabriela Schloesser won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite news|date=24 July 2021|title=Schutters Wijler en Schloesser geëmotioneerd en trots na historische plak|language=nl|work=NU.nl|url=https://www.nu.nl/olympische-spelen/6147471/schutters-wijler-en-schloesser-geemotioneerd-en-trots-na-historische-plak.html|access-date=24 July 2021}}

Career

In 2018, Wijler won the gold medal in the men's team event at the World Indoor Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States. At the 2018 European Archery Championships in Legnica, Poland, he won the gold medal in the men's individual recurve event.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2018/3150/MEDLST.pdf|title=2018 European Archery Championships|website=World Archery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421202322/http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2018/3150/MEDLST.pdf|archive-date=21 April 2020|access-date=21 April 2020}}

Wijler represented the Netherlands at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus and he won the silver medal in both the individual recurve and team recurve events.{{Cite web|url=https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Europe/19_EuropeanGames_Minsk/BOOK.pdf|title=2019 European Games Archery|website=World Archery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422093019/https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Europe/19_EuropeanGames_Minsk/BOOK.pdf|archive-date=22 April 2020|access-date=22 April 2020}}

In 2021, Wijler won the gold medal in the men's team recurve event at the European Archery Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.{{Cite web|title=2021 European Archery Championships Results Book|url=https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2021/8630/BOOK.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202524/https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2021/8630/BOOK.pdf|archive-date=24 June 2021|access-date=23 July 2021|website=World Archery Europe}} He also won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in the mixed team event. He also competed in the men's individual and men's team events. Two months later, he competed at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.

In 2022, Wijler won the men's recurve event at the Dutch National Indoor Archery Championships.{{Cite news |date=6 March 2022 |title=Boogschutters hele dag aan de bak bij NK handboogschieten indoor in Den Bosch: 'Je staat steeds weer aan' |language=nl |work=Brabants Dagblad |url=https://www.bd.nl/regiosport/boogschutters-hele-dag-aan-de-bak-bij-nk-handboogschieten-indoor-in-den-bosch-je-staat-steeds-weer-aan~a971c176/ |access-date=15 March 2022}}

Wijler represented the Netherlands at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. He competed in the men's individual recurve, men's team recurve and mixed team recurve events. He also competed at the 2023 World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany.{{Cite web |title=2023 World Archery Championships Results Book |url=https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2023_Berlin/BOOK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812113312/https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2023_Berlin/BOOK.pdf |archive-date=12 August 2023 |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=World Archery}}

Wijler and Laura van der Winkel won the bronze medal in the mixed team recurve event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany.{{Cite web |title=2024 European Archery Championships Results Book |url=https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2024/17750/BOOK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512203357/https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2024/17750/BOOK.pdf |archive-date=12 May 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=IANSEO}}

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